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At least 71 media professionals were killed on the job last year, but their stories weren't always reported. High-profile cases usually do get a lot of media attention, but the vast majority of killings involve local journalists. A group of Pakistani editors found a unique way to keep journalists safe by using media attention. Zaffar Abbas, Editor of Dawn newspaper, tells us more.

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To mark the International Day to End Impunity and Crimes Against Journalists, Zaffar wrote to his WEF colleagues giving them an update on his recent work to bring the safety of journalists in Pakistan to greater attention. His inspiring account is reproduced here, with permission.

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These days a number of senior journalists in Pakistan, including some editors, travel only in armour-plated bulletproof vehicles. In some cases they have armed security escorts. Zaffar Abbas, Editor of Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, writes that a couple of them have survived assassination attempts.

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The attempted killing of Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir has prompted a war of words between the country’s media groups and authorities, a situation that threatens Pakistan’s hard-won press freedom and adds to growing concerns about the safety of its journalists.

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“If we want to offer high-quality news products, we need high-quality content, and high-quality journalism – and there is no high-quality journalism without reporters on the ground,” said Philippe Massonnet, Global News Director of Agence France-Presse in France.